South Korean shares opened lower Thursday, tracking overnight falls on Wall Street, as the US central bank hinted at faster rate hikes to curb inflation. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (Kospi) fell 18.66 points, or 0.68 percent, to reach 2,716.37 as of 9:15 a.m. Overnight, the US stock market tumbled, after the Federal Reserve's minutes of its March meeting showed that the offi...

WASHINGTON -- The United States is in constant consultation with South Korea to ensure the allies have adequate capabilities to counter any aggression from North Korea and will continue to do so, Department of Defense spokesperson John Kirby said Wednesday. The Pentagon press secretary, however, declined to comment on whether the US may consider deploying strategic military assets to South Korea...

WASHINGTON -- The United States and its allies are prepared to deal with any further provocations by North Korea, US special envoy for North Korea said Wednesday, noting the recalcitrant state may conduct a nuclear test in the future. Sung Kim also urged the North to return to dialogue, saying the US is prepared to discuss "any concerns" it may have. "I don't want to speculate too much, but I t...

WASHINGTON -- The United States seeks to ensure peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region partly by reinvigorating its trilateral cooperation with South Korea and Japan, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said Wednesday. Sherman also highlighted the importance of the Indo-Pacific region, noting it is home to more than half of the global population and over 60 percent of the global ec...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has had, and is continuing to have, catastrophic consequences for many people. But Ukraine’s people are not the war’s only victims -- and many Ukrainians refuse to ignore that fact. The thousands of human casualties include more than 1,200 Ukrainian civilians killed, and many more injured. These numbers are growing each day, and the Russian retreat from around Kyi...

About a month has passed since the March 9 presidential election in South Korea, in which a former prosecutor-general who joined the main opposition party at the last minute won with a razor-thin margin. Right-wing President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol picked a former prime minister under a past leftist government to lead his first Cabinet. Han Duck-soo was chosen for his rich experience as an economic ...

AI Studios streamlines video creation with Virtual Humans and script-to-video content generation SAN MATEO, Calif. , April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DeepBrain AI, an innovator of the first commercialized, AI Human an AI-generated Virtual Human, announces the North American release of the AI Studios platform at the 2022 NAB Show, April 23 – 27 in Las Vegas, NV. With a multitude of streaming ...

CHENGDU, China , April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HitGen Inc. ("HitGen"), a Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR-listed company (ticker code 688222.SH) , today announced that the company has successfully completed the multiple-target drug discovery research projects with UPPTHERA, a Korean pharmaceutical company aiming for new drug development employing "Protein Degradation Technology". During the coll...

Lunit to present two abstracts about its AI-biomarker for immunotherapy, Lunit SCOPE IO Lunit will deliver an oral presentation on its breakthrough study supporting the effectiveness of Lunit SCOPE IO as a prognostic biomarker for endometrial cancer SEOUL, South Korea , April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lunit announced the presentation of two abstracts featuring its AI research on cancer treatme...

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. , April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nexteer Automotive, a leader in intuitive motion control, was named a 2021 General Motors Supplier of the Year winner at GM's 30 th annual Supplier of the Year awards ceremony. GM's Supplier of the Year award recognizes global suppliers that distinguish themselves by exceeding GM's requirements, in turn providing GM customers with innovati...

First Up: Introducing A Pigment Packed Gel Pencil Formula of the Brand's Iconic Tattoo Liner SAN FRANCISCO , April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KVD Beauty launches Tattoo Pencil, born from the brand's #1 liquid liner, now in an ultra-smooth gel pencil. Model, actress, singer, and musician Paris Jackson makes her beauty industry debut as the face of the new Tattoo Pencil Liner launch. KVD_LOOK_0...

A performance by K-pop sensation BTS is not being planned for President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol’s inauguration ceremony next month, the presidential transition committee said Wednesday, denying an earlier remark by an ex-lawmaker involved in the ceremony preparation. “We have made no proposal or contact with BTS’ agency in relation to the inaugural ceremony,” the public relations office of the trans...

Company builds on recent acquisitions of Acuant and IDology and creates a global product group to further deliver greater benefits for current and future customers - Acuant and IDology teams unite under the leadership of Christina Luttrell , formerly the CEO of IDology, creating the largest pure play identity verification and fraud prevention provider in the Americas. - GBG's newly formed Glo...

- Results showed an overall response rate (ORR) of 29.3% for all treated patients. - Consistent responses across all risk groups, including patients who received prior "triple-class" and CAR-T therapies or having cytogenetic abnormalities. - Selinexor is on track for a Q2:22 launch in China . SHANGHAI and HONG KONG , April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Antengene Corporation Limited (" An...